High income vs Iran: Population, total

High income
1.42 billion
in 2025
Iran
92.42 million
in 2025
High income rank
16th
Iran rank
17th

Population, total over time

  • High income
  • Iran
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How they compare

High income currently reports 1.42 billion against 92.42 million in Iran, a difference of 1.33 billion.

That makes High income's figure about 15.4 times Iran's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 16th and Iran ranks 17th of 49 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 957.17 million 24.74 million 932.43 million High income
1970s 1.05 billion 33.49 million 1.02 billion High income
1980s 1.14 billion 48.61 million 1.09 billion High income
1990s 1.22 billion 62.12 million 1.16 billion High income
2000s 1.29 billion 71.27 million 1.22 billion High income
2010s 1.36 billion 82.17 million 1.28 billion High income
2020s 1.41 billion 90.05 million 1.32 billion High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, High income or Iran?
High income, at 1.42 billion against 92.42 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between High income and Iran?
1.33 billion, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iran?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do High income and Iran rank globally for population, total?
High income ranks 16th and Iran ranks 17th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.